Frank F Perez
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Daniel A Shebeck, 2Lt Dwight M Curo, 2Lt Paul W. Campbell, 2Lt Charles W. Spencer
Front L-R: S/Sgt Frank F Perez, T/Sgt Mark E Tudor, T/Sgt Frank G Krajacic, S/Sgt Joseph Gross, S/Sgt Fred W Boyd, S/Sgt George W Buck
Object Number - UPL 36751 - "Lt. Daniel A Shebeck and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Jersey Bounce". England, 27 July...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 19-Aug-43 in B-17 42-3192 'City of Albuquerque'. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag XVIIb where he suffered malnutrition, pneumonia and dysentery. The 303rd was ordered to bomb a German airfield located at Gilze-Rijen, Holland near the Dutch-Belgian border. Soon after the formation crossed the Dutch coast it was attacked by enemy fighters. The pilots, were killed at the controls, Perez bailed out and landed near the Dutch town of Ramamsponkvoor. He broke his leg upon landing, was immediately captured by German troops. After a short time in a German military hospital, he was transferred to Stalag XVIIb near Gniexendorf, Austria.
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661541
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: City of Albuquerque
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York State | 26 May 1912 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY | 18 July 1942 | Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 19 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Died |
Beverly Hills, FL | 5 September 1999 | |
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Buried |
Fero Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Citrus County, FL | 8 September 1999 | Fero Memorial Gardens Cemetery Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida |
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Based |
Molesworth | 19 August 1943 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 284 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
